Borrowing

Users can request UC San Diego Library items listed as “Available” in UC Library Search to be retrieved and made available through your preferred pick-up location.  Materials will be held for you for up to 7 days. Items held at the Annex from Special Collections & Archives will be made available for use in Geisel Library’s Special Collections & Archives unit during its hours.

• Materials from the Annex - Requests will arrive within 3 to 5 business days.
• Materials from Geisel & WongAvery - You’ll receive a notice within 4 to 7 business days when the item is available for pick-up.

Submit Your Request

• For UC San Diego affiliates, locate the desired items in UC Library Search and log-in to request.
• For non-cardholders, use the Request Form to request items from the Annex. Leave the barcode field blank.

UC San Diego faculty, staff, students and all library cardholders can request scanned chapters of items from most of the Library’s print collection free of charge using one of the following options.  Requests will be delivered electronically to the email address provided within 4 to 5 business days of submission. Members of the general public are not eligible for scanning of locally-owned materials unless they are held at the Annex, as noted below.

• Current UC San Diego students, faculty, and staff: locate item in UC Library Search and click the Digitization button in the Get It section. Log-In required.
  
• Community borrowers: submit Scanning Request Form after consulting UC Library Search.

Members of the general public can have articles and book chapters from materials stored in the Annex scanned and digitally delivered free of charge without a Library Card. Submit Scanning Request Form after consulting UC Library Search.

Questions

Contact Library staff at LibraryScans@ucsd.edu

All UC San Diego Library cardholders also have access to the wide variety of books beyond our campus through the San Diego Circuit. Visit the Circuit catalog to search for items across member institutions. Once an item has been found, click the request button. Choose your institution (UC San Diego) and then enter your name and barcode number (starting with 21822) and select a pickup location. Contact staff via LibraryBorrowing@ucsd.edu with any questions regarding the Circuit service.

Renew UC San Diego Materials

Beginning July 1, 2024, your print items will auto-renew 7 days before their due date if eligible! Follow the steps below to renew in advance or to renew non-print items.

1. Go to UC Library Search.
2. Log in to your My Library Account.
3. Check the box next to the item(s) you want to renew, and select Renew Checked Items.

You can also renew items at the Front Desk of Geisel Library or WongAvery Library, or by phone at 858-534-0134. Items with requests or declared lost cannot be renewed.

Renew Interlibrary Loan Materials 

Request renewal of your Interlibrary Loan materials by logging into My ILL Request or by contacting ILL.

1. Click My ILL Requests (some instructions below).
2. Log in with the barcode on the back of your UC San Diego ID card.
3. Renew the item(s).

Submit renewal requests up to one week before the due date. Requests submitted after the item's due date may result in late fees. Allow 4 to 5 business days for a final response.

Tech Lending Return

Items from Tech Lending must be returned to the Front Desk from which the material was borrowed. 

The UC San Diego Library sends all notices by email. Library notices for UC San Diego faculty, staff, and students are sent to your official UC San Diego email address.

The Library is not responsible for notices that are not received. Failure to respond to notices can result in suspension of Library borrowing privileges and the assessment of Library fines and/or fees. If you do not receive Library notices, contact the Front Desk of Geisel Library or WongAvery Library.